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52% Lean
52% Lean
MONEYLINE
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche None
EV / $100
-14.6
Win Prob
66%
Edge
-4.2%
SPREAD Colorado Avalanche -1.5
53%
TOTAL under 6.5
54%
Full DDN SI Breakdown
Sharp Money Signal
Sharp money favors under side. 0.4% divergence on total with weak signal.
Sharp: under
Whale Activity Detected
$24986 in prediction market whale trades detected on this game. Strong away consensus (87% of whale volume).
Whales: away Polymarket: 11 trades Kalshi: 1 trades Largest: $11853

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Colorado Avalanche

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Betting Odds Comparison
Source Spread Moneyline Total
Sharp Action Best Line - 200 / -240 ↑ -
Market Consensus - 204 / -237 -
Value Line - 205 / -250 -
Sharp Action Best Line 1.5 (-128) - -
Market Consensus 1.5 (-125) ↓ - -
Value Line 1.5 (-122) ↓ - -
Sharp Action Best Line - - Over 6.5 (105)
Market Consensus - - Over 6.5 (102)
Value Line - - Over 6.5 (-104)
De-Vigged Fair Value -117 / 117 223 / -223 O/U 109 / -109
Line Movement
Open Current

Injury Report

Colorado Avalanche

L
Logan O'Connor
(RW) day-to-day — day-to-day
Day-To-Day
J
Josh Manson
(D) out — Manson (ankle) is expected to miss the next eight weeks, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post reports Friday.
Out
Z
Zachary L'Heureux
(LW) Injured Reserve — ir-lt
Injured Reserve

Chicago Blackhawks

B
Bowen Byram
(D) day-to-day — day-to-day
Day-To-Day
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Colorado Avalanche @ Chicago Blackhawks
until puck drop
Current Line
Spread 1.5 (-128)
Total Over 6.5
Key Injuries
Logan O'Connor Day-To-Day
Josh Manson Out
Bowen Byram Day-To-Day
Analysis starts at puck drop

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Moneyline: Colorado Avalanche (-230) PENDING · Recorded 2026-10-31T16:12:50.011101 UTC

None — posterior 65.5% sits 4.2pp below the 69.7% breakeven at -230; juiced favorite fails the ML value filter outright

Total: under 6.5 (-117) PENDING · Recorded 2026-11-01T18:52:12.729051 UTC

Under posterior 52.6% vs 53.9% implied at -117 — negative EV; totals are the model's weakest market (48.7% historical WR) and NHL RHYTHM signals a miscalibrated hot streak cooling off

Spread: Colorado Avalanche -1.5 (+110) PENDING · Recorded 2026-11-01T18:52:12.646131 UTC

Away cover posterior 46.3% vs 47.6% implied at +110 — posterior is below breakeven, edge is on the home side but only +0.3pp, well under any actionable threshold

Player Prop: over (-110) PENDING · Recorded 2026-10-31T16:12:50.051233 UTC

MacKinnon leads Colorado with 22 points; keyed on Chicago's depleted blue line (Byram out) and both teams' projected 5.0/2.2 goal split favoring high-event for the away top line. Model projection, not market comparison — no edge_reason vs market available.

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DDN SI ANALYSIS

Colorado Avalanche @ Chicago Blackhawks

+-14.6 EV
per $100 wagered
Colorado Avalanche 52% Lean
DDN SI sees no actionable edge on this game. on everything: Avs -230 needs 69.7% to profit vs our 65.5% posterior — -14.6 EV per $100 with NHL paused and a -15.8% away injury hit.
66% Win Probability
EV Breakdown
Model Prob 66%
Book Implied 70%
Edge -4.2%
Line Movement
Current Spread: CHI -1.5 (Home -130 / Away +110), Total 6.5, ML CHI +190 / COL -230 (DraftKings)
Movement No significant line movement detected
NHL calibration PAUSED: -13.9% ROI over 21 picks, CLV beat 25% — tighten edge threshold Data quality DEGRADED (67%, 16/24 signals): poisson, elo, monte_carlo unavailable — reduce confidence 3 Colorado injury cascade: Josh Manson (Out), Zachary L'Heureux (IR), Logan O'Connor (DTD) — CRITICAL quality, -15.8% away impact Chicago: Bowen Byram day-to-day (-3.1% home impact)
Away ML at -230 requires 69.7% breakeven; our 65.5% posterior yields negative EV. No market in this game clears the positive-EV bar — all picks ship at PASS units.
FULL ANALYSIS
Colorado -230 is the trap here: posterior says 65.5% but you need 69.7% to break even, and Pinnacle fair value (68.9%) confirms the retail price is already past sharp. Avs are down Manson and L'Heureux with O'Connor day-to-day — a -15.8% away injury hit that the -1.5 road cover doesn't price back. NHL is on calibration pause (-13.9% ROI, 25% CLV beat), the total carries no pace data, and every market in this game computes negative EV — no play.
SHARP MONEY
Sharp edge only 0.6% on ML (weak signal), spread 0.1%, no RLM. Pinnacle fair value away 68.9% vs retail ~69.7% — retail actually shaded slightly past sharp fair value, killing ML value.
ALL PICKS AT A GLANCE
MONEYLINE Colorado Avalanche None
-14.6 EV 52%
SPREAD Colorado Avalanche -1.5
-8.9 EV 53%
TOTAL under 6.5
-10.6 EV 54%
MONEYLINE PICK
○ 52%
Colorado Avalanche -230
  • None — posterior 65.5% sits 4.2pp below the 69.7% breakeven at -230; juiced favorite fails the ML value filter outright
SPREAD PICK
○ 53%
Colorado Avalanche -1.5
  • Away cover posterior 46.3% vs 47.6% implied at +110 — posterior is below breakeven, edge is on the home side but only +0.3pp, well under any actionable threshold
TOTAL (OVER/UNDER)
○ 54%
UNDER 6.5
  • Under posterior 52.6% vs 53.9% implied at -117 — negative EV; totals are the model's weakest market (48.7% historical WR) and NHL RHYTHM signals a miscalibrated hot streak cooling off
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Edge Summary
Avatars ML edges Kalshi by +3.6pp and whale flow agrees 91% — but at -668 model pricing the only way to profit is near fair odds, so 1u max.
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